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G: I've been painting my desk, and I'm finished except for a couple of small touch ups. I wanted to buy cute or pretty drawer pulls, but when I went to Home Depot all the drawer pulls they had were too big. The screw holes were much wider than the ones in the desk already. A worker showed me chest drawer pulls that looked like the right size. Even though I wasn't crazy about them, I didn't have another choice. Upon closer inspection, I could tell that the screws they came with were too small, so I had to look around and find wider screws that would work. So I got all this stuff, brought it home, opened up a package of pulls, and found that the screw holes are off by a smidge. I can't use the old ones because one is missing. I guess I will have to go with knobs.

Last Thursday was my birthday and John, Renee, TVTom and I went to Hershey Park. It was overcast and not too hot, so we never tried out their overly chlorinated water park or rides. But we thoroughly enjoyed their newest and baddest coaster, Storm Runner. Someone else's pix here! It goes from 0 to 72 mph in 2 seconds - then straight up and down.

We had a great time and got back to town in time to go to the Looneys - where Andy had 3 cakes - a chocolate angel food cake for Kristin, a non-chocolate ice cream cake for Renee, and a vegan chocolate cake for me. How sweet!

J: In a similar way that one of my favorite hobbies is dishwashing, one of my favorite sports is helping friends move. In the list of stressful life events—weddings, funerals, and... divorces?— moving is one where I feel useful. The technical and physical challenges are also good, of course, but I like the way moving someone's home gets me past the rituals and advertisements, and straight into the nitty gritty of real life.